Archive for April, 2010

OMG~ Another product that we purchased that I just have to share with you. This gadget will save us lots of money buying smoothie, slushy, frappuccino from stores and control the ingredients to be fresh and relatively healthy.

Whenever we go out biking, hiking or any kind of activities that makes me hot and sweaty, I crave for a good Strawberry Real Fruit Slush from Sonic after the good exercise. But with it packed with 392 calories in a small cup of the slush, 50 g of that is sugar… I have always wondered if I can make something at home that is a little healthier.

Last Friday, we were shopping at Target and we saw the Ninja Master Prep among the blenders… it was love at first sight, the photo on the package for the Ninja Master Prep looks like slushy textured smoothie! Plus, it also has a smaller container to use as a food processor. I was so excited and swore that it will be one of the new items I want when we save up some money.

But, I am spoiled, Jeremy suggested that we should pick one up today. So we did! As soon as we got home, we put in some ice cubes, with some passion fruit juice from Taiwan and a little bit of water, and watch the magic happen. It took a few refill between water and ice to figure out the best combination for getting the texture we want. But at the end, we loved it. Home made slushy for two~ Yum!

Ninja Master Prep is easy to clean. The blades come out after you are done blending, processing food so you can store the final result in the container and store in the fridge if you need or have left over. The motor is powerful so you want to get a good handle on it when you are blending. The trick to blending properly is to stop and start (pulsate) every 15-20 seconds.

We are having a small party this weekend, and can’t wait to make some frozen drinks for everyone! I can’t wait to make my favorite frozen virgin mojito too~

Tomorrow, we will drop off the old blender at Goodwill and make full use of the Ninja Master Prep this summer!